Dutch win 2nd straight Olympic women's hockey gold

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The Netherlands beat Argentina 2-0 to win womens hockey gold medal at the London Olympics.

11 August,2012 05:52 am

The Netherlands retained their womens Olympic field hockey title with a 2-0 win over world champion Argentina at Riverbank Arena on Friday.The Dutch scored off two second-half penalty corners to join Australia as the only three-time Olympic champions.The final was riveting until Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel scored from a rebound of Eva de Goedes corner in the 40th minute. Then the Dutch turned rampant, and after captain Maartje Paumen had a corner saved, she didnt miss the next chance a minute later in the 54th. Her 14thOlympic goal and third in London gave her sole possession of the overall record.The two goals took the air out of the Argentines, who were seeking their first gold medal.